Job Title: Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property
Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property will play a crucial role in managing and leading a team focused on unclaimed property matters. This role involves direct engagement with clients, unclaimed property administrators, and adversaries including opposing attorneys and accountants. Key responsibilities include:
- Managing tasks and deadlines as a project manager for complex unclaimed property cases.
- Reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling accounting records and deliverables.
- Investigating and reviewing transactions to determine if they represent unclaimed property.
- Preparing and reviewing calculations of unclaimed property liability and associated statistical sampling.
- Delegating tasks and providing feedback to team members.
- Conducting effective presentations to clients and adverse parties.
- Preparing and reviewing professional client-ready reports.
- Researching and reviewing company financial information and unclaimed property issues.
- Reviewing unclaimed property reports filed with states.
- Applying unclaimed property law and regulations to company facts and accounting transactions.
- Investigating and reviewing entity corporate structures and histories.
- Standardizing team-wide review processes for consistency.
- Assisting in negotiating unclaimed property settlements.
- Drafting and reviewing responses to inquiries and requests from opposing parties.
- Recruiting, training, mentoring, and developing team members at various levels.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
The employee must execute all essential job duties and responsibilities satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, except where accommodation would cause undue hardship to the law firm.
Education and Experience Information:
- Minimum of 7 years of accounting/audit experience, with at least 4 years specifically in unclaimed property.
- A bachelor's degree that provides knowledge of statistical, financial, and accounting principles.
- Commitment to excellence and problem-solving.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- A collaborative attitude and team-oriented mentality.
- Effective organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with advanced fluency in Excel (including pivot tables, lookup functions, embedded formulas).
- Proactive time management skills.
- Self-motivated and professional demeanor.
Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information for the Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property position.
Additional Information:
The job description highlights that it is intended to outline the general requirements of the position and is not exhaustive of all job duties or responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time based on the law firm's needs, with or without notice.
The law firm will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position, and such parties will not be compensated for their assistance in recruiting for this position.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement:
The law firm is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and policy. It recruits, hires, trains, promotes, and provides benefits to all applicants and employees regardless of protected characteristics under applicable laws, including ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or any other protected basis. This policy applies to all employment decisions and practices, and the firm complies fully with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
Working Conditions:
The position involves a normal office environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, and similar factors. The description is intended to convey the general content and requirements of the job's performance, without being an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
